Mandala project

MANDALA PROJECT

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STANDARD: G-CO.13

G-CO.13. Construct an equilateral triangle, a square, and a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle.

Mandala:

�� A circular design arranged in layers radiating from the center.

�� The word mandala comes from Hindu Sanskrit, the classical language of India, and means circle or center.

�� The Hindus used mandala designs for meditation

�� Appears in other cultures as well

o Aztecs of Mexico – created magnificent stone mandalas for their calendar. At its center was a mask of the sun god. Surrounding the mask were symbols depicting an earthquake that the Aztecs thought would end the world. Around that was a band with the signs for the days of the Aztec year.

o Cathedrals of Europe – In thirteenth century France, the architecture of the Middle Ages changed from the low, heavy, round-arched Roman-esque style to the tall, light, pointed arch of the Gothic style. With the Gothic style came the rose windows, bringing light and color, dramatically altering the look and feel of cathedrals.

o Navajos of the southwestern US – performed healing rituals in which a “singer” uses multicolored sands to create patterns that are often circular. The sand paintings are sacred to the Navajo and are destroyed after they sing, but singers sometimes collaborate with artists to create reproductions of the paintings.

o Swiss psychiatrist C. G. Jung (1875 – 1961) made psychological studies of the mandala and used it to treat patients. Jung and his patients drew a mandala, starting the design at the center and continuing outward. Taking turns, the patient drew, then the doctor, then the patient, until they felt the mandala was complete.


Mandala Assignment

1. Create a mandala of your own using your geometric tools.

a. Use as much of the 8.5” x 11’ paper as possible.

b. Color your design.

c. Be neat.

d. Designs will be displayed.

2. What corporate designs or logos are also mandalas?

3. Because they are circular, mandals often exhibit rotational symmetry.

Resource: http://www.opsu.edu/www/education/Math-Ese%20Lesson%20Plans/Secondary/pdf%20files--secondary/Mandalas.pdf